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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Tussock Moths (Lymantriidae) » Orgyiini » Orgyia » White-marked Tussock Moth - Hodges#8316 (Orgyia leucostigma)
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Feathery Antennae and Furry Legs - Orgyia leucostigma - male
Copyright © 2004 Stephen Cresswell

Feathery Antennae and Furry Legs - Orgyia leucostigma - Male
Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
August 28, 2004
Attracted to a black light.
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Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 2 November, 2004 - 7:18am
Last updated 3 May, 2006 - 1:45am

Perhaps White-Spotted Tussock Moth
It looks like the scales on the wings are pretty abraded but I think it looks like the White-Spotted Tussock Moth, Orgyia leucostigma. (I don't know it, I'm just picture-keying here). In addition to the antennae and legs, the strong line zig-zagging across the wings and the white spot seem to match.

Covell, plate 44 #17
Cindy Mead has several pictures here and some match this picture nicely.
Larry Line has several pictures on his Maryland Moths page and some of those match.
… Bob Duncan, 2 November, 2004 - 1:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Bob!
Bob, Thanks for your help with this one! I think you're right, this does look like a good match.

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen Cresswell, 13 November, 2004 - 6:21am login or register to post comments

 
This must be a male
- the females are wingless. I've edited accordingly.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 3 May, 2006 - 1:44am login or register to post comments

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